On June 6, online real estate service Opendoor was so desperate to get its beaten-down stock price back over $1 and stay listed on the Nasdaq that management proposed a reverse split, potentially lifting the price of each share by as much as 50 times. The stock inched its way up over the next five…
A construction worker carries a sheet of OSB sheathing as he builds a roof on a residential homes in Irvine, California, U.S., March 28, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters The nation’s homebuilders continue to see weakening demand from potential buyers concerned about the broader economy. As a result, they are cutting prices at the highest…
A computer-generated image showing Stockholm Wood City in Sickla, where buildings made from timber will sit alongside some of the area’s original industrial structures. Atrium Ljungberg, White Arkitekter A huge, new city is being built in Sweden, but it’s not being constructed using steel or concrete — its main building material is wood. Part of…
A for-sale sign hangs in front of a house in Patchogue, New York, on June 1, 2024. Steve Pfost | Newsday | Getty Images A brief drop in interest rates caused a strong bump in otherwise tepid mortgage demand. Total mortgage application volume jumped 9.4% last week compared with the previous week, according to the…
BlackRock’s new acquisition pushes the asset manager one step deeper into private markets. The news The asset management giant on Monday announced an agreement to buy ElmTree Funds, a real estate investment firm that manages roughly $7.3 billion in assets. ElmTree, which leases commercial properties to single-tenant renters, will be integrated into BlackRock’s new group…
Six months after wind-whipped wildfires killed 30 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in and around Los Angeles, the scenes in Altadena and Pacific Palisades are still horrific, with block after block of burned out homes and businesses. But every so often, there are small signs of rebirth, from a property owner cleaning…
A completed planned development is seen in Ashburn, Virginia, on Aug. 14, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Mortgage rates fell last week to the lowest level since April, leading current homeowners to seek savings. Applications to refinance a home loan rose 7% last week compared with the previous week, according to the…
U.S. infrastructure is barely getting a passing grade, and one of the fastest growing problems is climate change. Airports are flooding, bridges are melting from extreme heat, and telecommunications are getting slammed by increasingly extreme weather. In 2023, at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport, historic rainfall turned runways into rivers, shutting down operations and stranding passengers….
As a real estate broker of 10 years, working with clients whose budgets range from $300,000 to $3 million, I can confidently say that there is no perfect house. Many buyers begin their home search with a long list of “must-haves” and “nice-to-haves.” This is a great starting point, but you can quickly get stuck…
Donald Trump, as both a citizen and president, has railed against modern dishwashers, washing machines, light bulbs, showerheads and toilets, claiming that onerous government regulations render them less effective and more expensive. Since returning to the White House in January, he’s turned his ire into an edict. On April 9, Trump issued an executive order…
